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Marin seaport is located in Northwest Spain. The Port of Marín has outstanding connections, meaning goods can be transported quickly and safely to any part of the Iberian Peninsula or Europe via the AP-9 motorway and A-52 dual carriageway. It is one of Spain’s leading ports in terms of intermodal boat-rail transport and is directly connected to the national rail network. Its internal rail network spans more than 7000 metres and has 7 main lines with sidings for different goods. It also boasts the Iberian Peninsula’s first all weather terminal. The port is managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin). State ports are managed by Puertos del Estado which executes port policy of the government; made up of 28 port authorities that manage the 46 ports.

Marín port triples container traffic in just five years

Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – The arrival of shipping company Maersk Line to Marín, in May 2016, has meant a turning point in the activity of...

Davila Reefer Terminal plans Marin port facility expansion

Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin) has approved a...

Puertos del Estado reports 2018 cargo figures by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports December 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

Portos de Galicia presents promotional strategy at Fitur 2019

A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The president of Portos de Galicia, José Juan Durán Hermida, has presented the organisation’s...

Marin port sees 2018 cargo traffic rise 1%

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Provisional figures for 2018 show that in 2018 Marin port handled 2,543,694 tons of goods, up 1% on 2017....

Spanish state ports to receive another €68.2 million of EU aid

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 – Puertos del Estado has negotiated, as an intermediary body for European aid, with the Spanish Ministry of...

Portos de Galicia promotes its marinas at Salon Nautique International de Paris

Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Portos de Galicia is present at Salon Nautique International de Paris to promote its marinas and...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – October 2018 fish landed by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports October 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

Marín port to invest €1.2 million in signal tower reconstruction in 2019

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Marín port plans to invest €1.19 million ($1.35 million) to reinforce the signal towers of...

Maersk transports containers to Marín port by train for the first time

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – The railway linking Pontevedra to Marín port moved containers for the first time in its history on...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 fish landed by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics...

Marín port presents IT system for export of containers

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – Marín port has presented an IT platform for the export of containers that will streamline the operational...

Marin port introduces paperless service to improve services in the port community

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin) held today a...

Marín port increases its presence in fruit and vegetables trade

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – In 2017, the port of Marín handled more than 125,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to the year,...

Spanish ports represented at Fruit Attraction Fair

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Fruit Attraction Fair is an annual international trade show for the fruit and vegetable industry. With...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 fish landed by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by...

Spain: Puertos del Estado – August 2018 cargo traffic by port authority

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Port Authority rebuilds beacon tower of Bajo de Picamillo

Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra (APMRP – Port Authority of Marin) has completed...

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